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FEDERAL

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statistical

RESERVE

release
March 7, 1967.

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CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDIT A T COMMERCIAL BANKS
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JANUARY 1967

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Corisumei Instalment credit outstanding at commercial banks decreased
$122 miTrToirTjr™Janriary to $32,033 million at the month-end. All types of indebtedness except other consumer goods paper contributed to the decline. Purchased automobile paper was down more than other types of.credit in January but
accounted for approximately one-third of the total expansion of $2,832 million
over the year-period. .
The volume of credit extended in January, which customarily falls
below that of the preceding month, was down by ,$175 million. Although all types
of credit showed decreases during the month, both other consumer goods credit and
personal loan volume were larger than in January 1966.
Consumer Instalment Credit at Commercial Banks
(Estimates, in millions of dollars)

Type of credit

Automobile paper, total

Volume extended:
Change from:

Amounts outstanding
Change from:
Month Year
ago
ago

Jan.
1967

Jan. 31,
1967

Month
ago

Year
ago

17,415

-120

+1 ,361

1,147

-80

- 15

11,267
6,148

-103
- 17

+
+

95.3
408

709
438

-60
-20

3
- 12

5,176

+ 75

+

883

483

-22

+105

2,532
6,910

- 35
- 42

+

+

21
567

79
639

-14
-59

+ 2?, ,

32,033

-122

+2 ,832

2,348

-175

+108

1,401
4,219
1,905

- 12
- 15
8

+ • 84
+
154
+ : 119

6
102
; 316 + 13
132
9

+
7
+ 37
+ 17

2,552
2,440
2,868

7
- 16
3

+
+
+

381
134
365

174
168251

-12
-16
- 37

+ 17
+
3
1

Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis

4,931
1,495
995

- 45
+
7
9

+
+

378
121
112

318
113
70

- 64
+
7
8

- 31
+ 15
" +
1

Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

1,648
1,973
5,606

+
8
- 14
8

140
140
424

2
- 20
- 21

+ 18
3
+ 28

Purchased
Direct
Other consumer goods
Home repair and modernization
Personal loans
TOTAL'

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5

Federal Reserve District:
Boston
New Y o r k
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta

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